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Gibson Desert |
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Gibson DesertArid zone, east-central Western Australia. Located south of the Great Sandy Desert, it constitutes Gibson Desert Nature Reserve and is home to many desert animals. It has an area of about 72,000 sq mi (186,000 sq km) and was named for Alfred Gibson, an explorer who was lost there in the 1870s. Gibson Desert a desert in W central Australia, between the Great Sandy Desert and the Victoria Desert: salt marshes, salt lakes, and scrub. Area: about 220 000 sq. km (85 000 sq. miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Great Sandy Desert, Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert Filmed in the Gibson desert, the landscape is at once forbidding for European eyes and familiar to aboriginal eyes. Great Sandy Desert, Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert |
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